News articles tagged with 'arsenic'
Queen's University scientists behind safer drinking water in US
— 1 Mar 2011 18:12 | EnvironmentPioneering technology by scientists at Queen's University Belfast, which is transforming the lives of millions of people in Asia, is now being used to create safer drinking water in…
LED products billed as eco-friendly contain toxic metals, study finds
— 11 Feb 2011 16:57 | EnvironmentThose light-emitting diodes marketed as safe, environmentally preferable alternatives to traditional lightbulbs actually contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other potentially hazardous…
Arsenic agent shuts down 2 hard-to-treat cancers in animal experiments
— 3 Jan 2011 17:14 | HealthResearchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre, a part of Georgetown University Medical Centre, have found that an arsenic-based agent already FDA-approved for a…
Water well tests show more towns with elevated arsenic in Maine
— 9 Dec 2010 16:36 | EnvironmentThe report 'Assessment of Arsenic Concentrations in Domestic Well Water, by Town, in Maine, 2005-09' and maps are posted online…
The worm that turned on heavy metal
— 6 Dec 2010 17:39 | EnvironmentResearchers in South America have studied the viability of using earthworms to process hazardous material containing high concentrations of heavy metal for the bioremediation of old…
From toxicity to life: Arsenic proves to be a building block
— 3 Dec 2010 17:14 | BiologyArsenic - an element that triggers death for most Earthly life forms - is actually allowing for a bacterium to thrive and reproduce…
Astrobiologists: Deadly arsenic breathes life into organisms
— 3 Dec 2010 16:59 | BiologyEvidence that the toxic element arsenic can replace the essential nutrient phosphorus in biomolecules of a naturally occurring bacterium expands the scope of the search for life beyond…
Duke scientists look deeper for coal ash hazards
— 30 Nov 2010 21:45 | EnvironmentAs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency weighs whether to define coal ash as hazardous waste, a Duke University study identifies new monitoring protocols and insights that can help…
Arsenic-polluted water toxic to Bangladesh economy
— 30 Nov 2010 21:39 | EnvironmentThe well-reported arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh - called the 'largest mass poisoning of a population in history' by the World Health Organisation and known to…
Arsenic early in treatment improves survival for leukaemia patients
— 12 Nov 2010 15:09 | HealthArsenic, a toxic compound with a reputation as a good tool for committing homicide, has a significant positive effect on the survival of patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia…